ACQUIESCE(1)

ACQUIESCE

• To accept without protest; to agree or submit
• Synonym: accede, consent, yield
• Antonym: resist, protest
• The rebellions acquiesced with the government and settled on a agreement.

ALLURE(2)

ALLURE

• To entice, tempt, to be attractive to
• Synonym: beguile
• Antonym: repel
• The boys allured the new girl and thought she was beautiful.

ASKEW(3)

ASKEW

• Twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly
• Synonym: lopsided, gnarled
• Antonym: straight
• The persons hair was all gnarled and askew.

BLITHE(4)

BILTHE

• Cheerful, lighthearted, casual
• Synonym: carefree
• Antonym: glum, morose
• The old lady is so innocent and blithe.

CONTENTIOUS(5)

CONTENTIOUS

• Quarrelsome, inclined to argue
• Synonym: argumentative
• Antonym: agreeable
• The contentious protesters loved to argue with everybody.

COVENT(6)

COVENT

• To desire something belonging to another
• Synonym: crave
• Antonym: disdain
• The people coveted and stared at the new care invented.

CRESTFALLEN(7)

CRESTFALLEN

• Discouraged, dejected, downcast
• Synonym: despondent
• Antonym: elated
• The peasants were crestfallen when they were told they mean nothing.

DISHEVELED(8)

DISHEVELED

• Rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder
• Synonym: untidy
• Antonym: Tidy, neat
• The birds nest was disheveled and not made properly

EXPONENT(9)

EXPONENT

• One who advocates, speak for
• Synonym: defender, champion
• Antonym: critic
• The champion must be the exponent and defend his title.

GARRULOUS(10)

GARRULOUS

• Given to much talking, chatty
• Synonym: talkative
• Antonym: reticent
• My mom is very garrulous and chatty.

INSUPERABLE(11)

INSUPERABLE

• Incapable of being overcome
• Synonym: invincible
• Antonym: conquerable
• The roman empire was insuperable and too strong to be overthrown

LAMENTABLE(12)

LAMENTABLE

• To be regretted or pitied
• Synonom: deplorable, regrettable
• Antonym: praiseworthy, commendable
• After a hurricane strikes, the city is in a lamentable despair

MISNOMER(13)

MISNOMER

• Unsuitable or misleading name
• Synonym: misnaming, malapropism
• Antonym: correct, good information
• The misnomer sign lead me the wrong way.

PROFESS (14)

PROFESS

• To affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim, pretend
• Synonym: assert, declare, proclaim
• Antonym: disclaim
• Hitler professed that jews were bad people and must be destroyed

RESPITE (15)

RESPITE

• A period of relief or rest
• Synonym: interval, intermission
• Antonym: busy
• At half time the players get a respite to refull for the next half.

RETRIBUTION (16)

RETRIBUTION

• A repayment, a deserved punishment
• Synonym: recompense
• Antonym: accident
• The bullies deserved a retribution

SINUOUS (17)

SINUOUS

• Winding, many curves, flexible
• Synonym: gnarled, twisting
• Antonym: direct, straight
• The sinuous gymnastics twisted in the air.

SONOROUS (18)

SONOROUS

• Full, deep, rich in sound, impressive in style
• Synonym: resonant
• Antonym: tinny, reedy
• The sonorous cannon made a load noise.

VANGUARD (19)

VANGUARD

• The foremost part on an army, leading position in any field
• Synonym: forefront
• Antonym: rearguard, stragglers
• The vanguards are the marines in the us military

WASTREL (20)

WASTREL

• Wasteful person, spendthrift, good for nothing
• Synonym: loafer, idler
• Antonym: skinflint, tightwad
• A wastrel is someone is wasteful and is good for nothing in the economy.